rlastname?”1.a)No.Ignoringother’ssuggestionisimpoliteandoffensive.B)Yes.Whenyoutrysomethingnew,itmaybedifficultatfirst.Afterawhile,ustomedtoit.C)Yes.Youcouldlearnaboutother’scustomsbyaskingforculturalexplanations.2.Situation:AnAmericanwomanreceivedaletterfromarecentlymarriedJapanesefriend.TheJapanesewomanwroteinherletter,“Myhusbandisnotveryhandsome.Yourhusbandismuchmorehandsomethanmine.”TheAmericanwomanwasverysurprisedatwhatherfriendwrote.1)WhydoyouthinktheAmericanwassurprised?a)TheAmericanwomansawapictureofherfriend’shusbandandthoughtthathewasveryhandsome.b)TheAmericanwomandidn’tthinkherownhusbandwashandsome.c)IntheU.S.,itisdisrespectfultosaythatone’shusbandisnothandsome.1)a)No.Evenifthiswastrue,shewouldn’texpectawifetosaythisaboutherownhusband.Toher,theJapanesewomaninsultedherownhusband.
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